The performance of grazing sheep in relation to stocking rate and exposure to nematode infections

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-277

  Thamsborg, S M ^a   Jorgensen R J ^a   Ranvig, H ^a   Bartlett, P ^b   Waller, P J ^c   Nansen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grazing; Nematode; Sheep; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005115572     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00105-X     Document Type: Article

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